Arup Dasgupta

Breaking stereotypes of Indian food.

Average: 5.00/5

About the Chef

Chef Arup loves food. He loves cooking it, he loves eating it & he loves sharing his joy in it with other people. He describes himself as a wanderer & culinary sponge. Loving to travel & develop his craft, he has spent over 20 years travelling the world, cooking in some of the finest Western & Indian restaurants.
Arup f......Chef Arup loves food. He loves cooking it, he loves eating it & he loves sharing his joy in it with other people. He describes himself as a wanderer & culinary sponge. Loving to travel & develop his craft, he has spent over 20 years travelling the world, cooking in some of the finest Western & Indian restaurants.
Arup first developed his passion for flavours & spices while helping his mother cook traditional Bengali cuisine. Later he studied catering, learning the basics of classic Western & Indian cuisine. He then moved to Delhi, the vibrant capital of India, where he worked in 5-star hotels, learning from the best in the business.
When wanderlust struck, Arup moved to Kuwait City to head a fine dining restaurant. After 3 years, he went to do a Master’s degree in culinary studies in France. While there, he worked at Le Vieux Castillon, a 1 star Michelin restaurant where he excelled under the tutelage of Chef Gille Dauteille.
Next, he opened a fine dining Indian restaurant - Le Indien - on the French Riviera. There he combined Indian flavours with French presentation to create beautiful, sophisticated & delicious food.
Arup's next stop was Britain, where he has spent 11 years as Executive Chef at various great hotels producing high class Modern European food. In 2016, luxury hotel, The Lalit, London sought him out to produce stunningly beautiful & innovative Indian food for celebrities including the Mayor of London.
In his new avatar as a private chef, Arup relishes the creativity and freedom he has to create the perfect menu to amaze & delight his diners.Read allHide

Bespoke Menu

Fish

Meat

French

Indian

Fusion

Modern

STARTER : Client's choice of starter after discussion with chef / MAIN COURSE : Client's choice of main course after discussion with chef / DESSERT : Client's choice of dessert after discussion with chef...
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Service description

The chef brings all ingredients, prepares the meal in your kitchen, serves each dish, and does the washing up before leaving

6 client reviews

Claire S.(Host),
on
01/01/2019

Excellent service from start to finish. Our chef Arup was outstanding; personalising our menu and accommodating our every request. I can not recommend him highly enough.A delicious menu and all plates for all courses polished off! Arup was very professional yet very personable we would definitely request Arup for another event.

Daniel b.(Host),
on
26/12/2018

Amazing! Highly recommended. A true proffesional

Krystal M.(Host),
on
03/06/2018

I have to start of by saying a big thank you to Arup. From start to finish he was very professional. He always kept me in the loop and gave me great choices of meau's. Very organised with the menu choice and very well prep. I was surprised he came in his chef gear and he was on time. He was friendly to myself and to my guests. The food was delicious and filling and there was enough for my guest to take home. My guest was happy and spoke very highly of Arup and his amazing cooking. It was definitely, by far the best birthday I had. Thank you!

Tessa F.(Guest),
on
10/04/2018

The food was lovely, and Arup was a calm and professional chef who served beautifully presented, delicious food. He took the time to explain each dish and it was served with just around the right amount of time between courses.

Mark N.(Guest),
on
20/03/2018

An excellent meal. Arup Dasgupta gave us a real treat - balancing flavours, textures and colours to make a truly memorable meal. The attention to detail and the unexpected but delightful exotic touches were superb. He was also charming and explained his dishes with true passion.

Sarah h.(Guest),
on
20/03/2018

I have only good things to say about La Belle Assiette who provided a great chef in a professional and easy manner. I would definitely use them again.

The Chef Arup Dasgupta in 5 questions

Describe your cooking style !

My style is hugely influenced by nature. I love seasonality, which is very unusual in Indian cuisine… fabulously fresh asparagus in the Spring; succulently rich game in the Autumn… it would be foolish not to use that to our advantage. It’s what keeps me going and why I love cooking.

What is your signature dish?

What are your favourite 3 ingredients and why ?

Garlic because it is a versatile ingredient and packs a flavour punch.Seaweed sea salt because it brings out the umami in the dish.Microherbs because they are flavour intense and pretty - they beauty and brains of many of my dishes!

Why are you a private Chef ?

I love to interact with diners and have always made an effort to do so wherever I have worked. I enjoy talking to them and recommending items that I know they will like or adding tweaks to delight them. I love being able to indulge my creativity and showing people how beautiful and refined Indian food can be - I rarely make curries unless specially requested. Most of all I love that I am not restricted by labels 'Indian chef', 'Modern European chef' - I can really show off my versatility.

What do you do when you are not cooking ?

My wife would say sleeping and watching TV! I admit I do enjoy kicking back and relaxing when I am not working. But I also enjoy spending time with friends and family, particularly my little boy who already shows great interest in the kitchen...